a. The Defense Forensic Science Center (DFSC) located at the Gillem Enclave in Georgia provides
forensic laboratory services to the Department of Defense investigative agencies and other Federal
law enforcement agencies. DFSC's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation program

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(RDT&E) under the Office of the Chief Scientist requires the Illumina Advantage Plan to support
forensic laboratory accreditation compliance of installed Illumina instruments and equipment. (ISO
17025 ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board).

b. Illumina is the manufacturer of the equipment and is the only authorized source to offer
extended warranty services for such equipment within the United States. The use of Illumina's
systems, kits and proprietary accessories are required to assure the continuity and integrity of
research data that have already been accumulated using the Illumina NGS platform. An award to any
other vendor or manufacture of an NGS instrument and associated accessories for maintenance of
Illumina systems would be in violation of proprietary agreements, and would compromise the
research, invalidate existing test results and significantly delay DFSC NGS validation studies.
This innovative research is relevant to the Army efforts to investigate and solve sexual assault
cases.

c. No other instrument in DFSC OCS's possession can perform the type of analysis this instrument
provides if this instrument is out of service. Regular preventive maintenance helps to maintain the
high standards of accuracy and precision, as well as minimizing instrument downtime. Also regular
maintenance can help to increase the lifespan and productivity of the instrument.

d. Impact. When the Illumina instruments fail without a service contract, DFSC OCS will not
receive priority support to obtain the parts or get them installed. The cost of parts and service
will be much higher than an annual contract price and require the acquisition of a new contract for
service at the time of the instrument failure. Since acquiring new contracts can take months, the
instrument will be out of service for extended periods of time and analysis will cease during that
downtime. Scientists in OCS are not authorized or trained to perform maintenance on this
instrument.

6. Efforts to Obtain Competition:
To promote competition the MICC-Fort Gordon will continue to synopsize and conduct market research
to ensure there are other vendors that can provide the requirement. MICC-Fort Gordon will continue
to verify that the equipment are still proprietary to Illumina, Inc. A sources sought was posted
and no responses were received. The vendor provided a proprietary letter.

7. Actions to Increase Competition:
DFSC research scientists are continually researching sources of information and services to enable
forensic examiners to conduct effective and reliable examinations. Market research consists of
internet research, literature reviews, discussions with vendors, and other professional resources
attending forensic science and technical conferences and industry events. If DFSC identifies a
similar requirement, every effort will be made to compete it to the maximum extent possible.

To increase competition the MICC-Fort Gordon will continue to synopsize and conduct market research
to ensure there are other vendors that can provide the requirement. The Government will issue a
sole source synopsis and address any responses accordingly.

8. Market Research: Extensive research was conducted (Internet searches, telephonic
communications, forensic conference exhibits, electronic communications, and literature searches)
to determine the availability of service support for Illumina instruments. Market Research was
conducted on the General Services Administration (GSA) Advantage web site and the internet to
determine if this service is available through Federal Supply Schedules or open market. There are

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no GSA vendors or alternative authorized distributors of this product. Illumina has confirmed by
letter that they are the only authorized distributor and service provider of this specific product.
The Government will issue a sole source synopsis and address any responses accordingly. The vendor
provided a proprietary letter.

The unique salient characteristics for onsite repair and maintenance of the following Illumina
Instruments:

10. Technical / Requirements Certification: I certify that the supporting data under my
cognizance which is included in this abbreviated J&A is accurate and complete to the best of my
knowledge and belief.

Submitted By:
Position Title (Division Chief or higher): Email address:

11. Fa ir and
Reasonable Cost Determination: I hereby determine that the anticipated cost or price to the
Government for this contract action will be fair and reasonable.

This determination will be made using the following: cost analysis price Analysis
should cost IGCE audit: (identify the audit type)
other:

As a part of this basis, certified cost or pricing data is not required because the item and/or
services being acquired are considered commercial.

12. Contracting Officer Certification: I certify that this justification is accurate and complete
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
13.
Typed Name: Suzanne Mattingly Date:
Title: Contracting Officer Signature: